Method 1: Using Burdock Root Water

Burdock root contains silica, a natural clarifier of the scalp that stimulates blood circulation to the scalp and helps strengthen the hair roots. Burdock root is rich in fatty acids that help grow healthy hair.

Method 2: Using Guinness Beer

Guinness beer is very rich in iron and B vitamins, which is nourishing for the scalp. The maltose sugars in dark beers help your hair cuticles tighten their grip on each strand, so that you are at less risk of hair loss. Furthermore, a Guinness beer hair rinse boosts body and makes your hair seem thicker and shinier.

Method 3: Using Steeped Fresh Basil Leaves

Fresh chopped basil leaves emit constituents that help stimulate hair follicles to grow new hair. Basil is also rich in magnesium which helps root the hair in the scalp and prevent it from breaking off at the root, as happens so often when people first start to experience hair loss. Basil also adds shine to dry, brittle and thinner hair.

Method 4: Using Lavender Flower Water

If you are experiencing thinning hair, Lavender can really help because it can help balance the pH of the scalp and balance the oil production of the hair follicles. It can also assist with inflammatory scalp issues that can cause hair loss. Lavender is a triple threat with anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal conditions.

Method 5: Using Lemongrass Leaf Water

Lemongrass is a naturally astringent and tonic herb that can help clarify the scalp follicles so that they are better able to hang on to the hair root. This herb is a natural anti-inflammatory and disinfectant that works very well to restore hair that is falling out because of a fungal infection.

Method 6: Using Stinging Nettle Leaf Water

You can get fresh stinging nettles at a whole foods market. The nettles really do sting, until they are blanched in hot water. In this case you will be boiling the stinging nettles to make a hair rinse, so it is not a big concern, but if you are sensitive to the little needles then wear gloves as you handle them raw.
Stinging nettles are a natural source of iron, which helps hair to grow. The leaves are warming and stimulating, helping to encourage blood flow to the scalp.

Method 7: Using Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

An apple cider vinegar hair prevents hair loss by invigorating and stimulating hair follicles. This type of vinegar also smooth's the hair shaft and prevents split ends. As it is not pasteurized, apple cider vinegar is considered to be a live food with enzymes. Apple cider vinegar also possess anti-fungal properties that helps prevent hair loss due to scalp infections.

For best results, make sure you are buying an organic raw apple cider vinegar. You can tell that you are buying the right type if it is slightly cloudy and has white threads at the bottom. Bragg's Raw Apple Cider Vinegar is a recommended brand. Stay away from commercial brands of vinegar that may not have any raw enzymatic activity.

Method 8: Using Watercress Leaf Water

Watercress is rich in biotin and iron and the acids in the plant help stop hair loss by clarifying and unclogging hair follicles. Using this rinse will also make your hair very smooth and shiny and improve the tensile strength (stretchability) of each strand. Watercress is also very high in the mineral zinc, which is a potent anti-inflammatory that protects hair follicles from fungus.

Tips and Tricks

Rinsing your hair in very cold water to remove the homemade hair rinse is an effective way to close up your scalp hair follicles so they retain the benefits of the rinse and make your hair look shinier

The more apple cider vinegar that you add to the solution, the more effective it will be in curing dandruff

Some people put their rinses in spray bottles, spritz the herbal solution in their hair throughout the day and then leave it in